Summary
On September 09, 1993, a Legrand AVID FLYER (N2067V) was involved in an accident near Titusville, FL. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) IN A GO-AROUND, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL).
On September 9, 1993, at about 1356 eastern daylight time, a Legrand, N2067V, experimental homebuilt Avid Flyer airplane, registered to Waldo L. Gentry, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering on a go-around. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Arthur Dunn Airpark, Titusville, Florida, at an undetermined time.
A certified flight instructor observed the airplane making an approach for landing to runway 22 in the grass.
This accident is documented in NTSB report MIA93LA193. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2067V.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) IN A GO-AROUND, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL).
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On September 9, 1993, at about 1356 eastern daylight time, a Legrand, N2067V, experimental homebuilt Avid Flyer airplane, registered to Waldo L. Gentry, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering on a go-around. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Arthur Dunn Airpark, Titusville, Florida, at an undetermined time.
A certified flight instructor observed the airplane making an approach for landing to runway 22 in the grass. The flight instructor stated in a written statement to the NTSB investigator-in-charge that, "As we flew base leg I noticed that the avid flyer was having difficulty landing and executed an extremely poor go around by immediately turning 900 left after lift off and proceeded to "wallow" across the ramp and hangars until just east of the airpark when at an altitude of 50-100 feet above the trees, the left wing quickly dropped followed by the nose and the airplane disappeared below the trees."
NTSB Form 6120.1/2, Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report was mailed to the pilot-in-command on September 10, 1993. The report was returned to the NTSB investigator-in-charge on September 27, 1993, by the injured pilot's wife without being completed with the following statement: "Wally Gentry is in critical condition at Orlando Regional Medical Center and is unable to complete the enclosed form at this time."
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA93LA193